Our favorite time of the year is when Football Reference (Fbref.com) releases the map of the most-viewed soccer teams by state. In 2025 the two most popular teams were Liverpool and Arsenal.
American soccer fans were most interested in 10 MLS clubs, six Premier League clubs, three NWSL teams, Real Madrid and for some reason Ligue 1’s Paris FC.
FBref soccer map of U.S. 2025
I enjoy @fbref's annual year in review maps. Second year in a row that the Spirit is the most viewed soccer team page in DC!
I would also love to know more about the diehard *checks notes* Paris FC fan holding it down in *checks notes* Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/AXsZUbXwQZ— Ella Brockway (@ellabrockway) December 10, 2025
The biggest head-scratcher of the map is clearly Arkansas’ love for Paris FC. The newly-promoted club returned to France’s top tier for the first time in 46 years. What does that have to do with Arkansas you might ask? We have no idea.
Compared to the 2024 map, Liverpool made a huge jump in popularity following their 2024-25 Premier League title. The Reds only captured the imaginations of Maine and Iowa last year, but now have spread across the country.
Here’s a look back on the previous three editions of the map to see which states have stayed consistent and how some club’s popularity have ebbed and flowed.
2024 edition
The most viewed FBref team pages in each U.S state this year. pic.twitter.com/EWNFIAz8Et
— ⚽ FBref ⚽ (@fbref) December 10, 2024
2023 edition
After a historic, treble-winning season, Manchester City was the most viewed FBref team page in the majority of the U.S.
See our full Year in Review here ⤵️https://t.co/bDPQOPvQjz pic.twitter.com/rAPGgFJ1bT— ⚽ FBref ⚽ (@fbref) December 13, 2023
2022 edition
Here are the most viewed team pages on FBref in each state this year: pic.twitter.com/PUDnv7sJNJ
— ⚽ FBref ⚽ (@fbref) December 15, 2022
Football Reference also releases an annual map that shows which players were the most-viewed. To no surprise, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the top result in nearly every state.
Maine for some reason loved Nuno Tavares. We can’t explain why at this time.
Nuno Tavares as the most viewed player in Main is the funniest and most confusing thing I've seen today. Does he have cousins there?
Amazing stuff from @fbref. pic.twitter.com/9ZMtzpvSAK— Valair (@valairshabilla) December 10, 2025
